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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bostian Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bostian Heights and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Bostian Heights:
- 35.560417, -80.523674
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bostian Heights
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Bostian Heights is near Cabarrus County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bostian Heights
Communities Also Named Bostian Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Bostian Heights.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Bostian Heights.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Iredell County
- This Bostian Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bostian Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Bostian Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bostian Heights ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- China Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Cross Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lock is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Mirror Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Sunrise Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
How Far From Bostian Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bostian Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bostian Heights and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bostian Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bostian Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bostian Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bostian Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5604, Longitude: -80.5237 In this case, the coordinates for Bostian Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.037 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.279 degrees. |
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